How We Act

Dick is principal of Ackerman Consulting which provides government relations advice to private and public entities. He has served as an elected official for 25 years as Mayor and Council Member of Fullerton and in the State Assembly and State Senate. His last four years in the Senate were as Minority Leader where he negotiated the state budget and bond measures with the Governor and Majority Leaders. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Hastings College of Law. He has been active in promoting higher education for many years at CSUF and currently sits on the UCI Foundation Board.

Jeffrey A. Seymour heads the Seymour Consulting Group, providing consulting services in governmental, land use planning, public policy analysis and ordinance studies. Prior to establishing his business, he served as senior deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisor Edmund D. Edelman and was vice president of Bank of Los Angeles. Jeff currently serves on the Luskin School of Public Affairs Board of Visitors. In the past he served as a alumni regent of the University of California, President of the Alumni Associations of the University of California, the UCLA Alumni Association and a member of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.

Richard Leib is president and CEO of Dunleer Strategies, a San Diego-based consulting firm. He previously served in management executive positions with U.S. Public Technologies, Liquid Environmental Solutions, and Stone and Youngberg. Mr. Leib’s initial career was in public policy as staff for state Senators Gary Hart and Herschel Rosenthal and for Members of Congress Henry Waxman and Mel Levine.

He served 12 years  on the Solana Beach School Board including two years as President and previously served, as an appointee of Governor Gray Davis on the Community College Board of Governors including two years as President. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Steinberg Institute and the North Coast Repertory Theatre. In addition, he currently chairs the  University of California Board of Regents.

Mr. Leib earned a J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law, an M.A. from Claremont Graduate School, a Fellowship with the Coro Foundation, and a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara.

Judith is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley, where she received her Bachelor of Architecture degree. She began her career at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington D.C. and was project manager for the design of the 1972 International Transportation Exposition held at Dulles Airport. Judith was appointed to the University of California Board of Regents in 1969 where she served as: Chair of the Investment Committee; Chair of the Committee on Grounds and Buildings, and on the Finance and Compensation Committees. She is currently a Trustee of the University of California Santa Barbara Foundation; is past president of and currently serves on the Board of the Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara; is a member of the Human Rights Watch Santa Barbara Committee; and a member of the International Women’s Forum.

Keith retired as the Assistance Vice Chancellor – Government & Community Relations at UCLA with responsibilities for managing UCLA’s interface with elected officials at the local, state and federal levels of government. As a member of the UCLA External Affairs management team, Keith was responsible for providing leadership of the campus’ advocacy efforts. He also served on the Chancellor’s Workgroup that focused on African American enrollment at UCLA’s relationship with underrepresented communities in Los Angeles. Keith has served on numerous community and civic boards including Al Wooten Youth Center, 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, the Jackie Robinson Foundation – Los Angeles Advisory Committee, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles Business Council, the Regional Homelessness Advisory Council and the Valley Industry and Commerce Association. Currently Keith is a Los Angeles City Commissioner, serving on the Civil & Human Rights Commission.

Carl W. “Chip” Robertson, 42, of Los Angeles, is co-managing director of Warland Investments and on the Management Committee at Dax LLC. He serves the University of California, Hastings College of Law on its board of directors and as a trustee of the UC Hastings Foundation. He serves on the UCLA Lab School board of advisors. Mr. Robertson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management, a DBS from the London School of Economics and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.